Where does “lapiointi” come from?

lapiointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lapioida, from Finnish lapio, from Proto-Finnic lapida, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

lapiointi (Finnish): shoveling

Definitions

  1. shoveling

Ancestry of “lapiointi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapioidato shovel
2Finnishlapioshovel; spade
3Proto-Finniclapidashovel; spade
4Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapida →